| Grade I race | |
|---|---|
| Breeders' Cup Sprint | |
| Location | North America |
| Inaugurated | 1984 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Official Breeders' Cup website |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs (¾ mile) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Weight for Age |
| Purse | US$2,000,000 |
The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an American Weight for Age Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds & up. Run on dirt over a distance of 6 Furlongs (¾ mile), the race has been held annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
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Automatic Births
Beginning in 2007, the Breeders' Cup developed "The Breeders' Cup Challenge," a series of races in each division that alloted automatic qualifying bids to winners of defined races. Each of the fourteen divisions has between three and six of these, "Win and You're In," qualifiers. In the Breeders' Cup Sprint Division there are four automatic births. In 2009, the Win and You're In races are: the Smile Sprint Handicap, a grade two race at Calder Race Course, the Phoenix Stakes, a grade three race at Keeneland, the Pat O'Brien Handicap, a grade one race at Del Mar and the Ancient Title Stakes a grade one race at Santa Anita Park.
Records
Most wins:
- 2 - Midnight Lute (2007, 2008)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Corey Nakatani (1996, 1997, 1998, 2006)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Bob Baffert (1992, 2007, 2008)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Evergreen Farm (1996, 1997)
- 2 - Pegram/Watson & Weitman (2007, 2008)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time | Purse | Grade |
| 2009 | Dancing in Silks | 4 | Joel Rosario | Carla Gaines | Ken Kinakin | 1:08.14 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 2008 | Midnight Lute | 5 | Garrett Gomez | Bob Baffert | Pegram/Watson & Weitman | 1:07.08 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 2007 | Midnight Lute | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Bob Baffert | Pegram/Watson & Weitman | 1:09.18 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 2006 | Thor's Echo | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Doug O'Neill | R.S. Jaime/Suarez Racing | 1:08.80 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 2005 | Silver Train | 3 | Edgar Prado | Rick Dutrow | Buckram Oak Farm | 1:08.86 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 2004 | Speightstown | 6 | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Eugene Melnyk | 1:08.11 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 2003 | Cajun Beat | 3 | Cornelio Velasquez | Stephen Margolis | Padua S./J. & J. Iracane | 1:07.95 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 2002 | Orientate | 4 | Jerry Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Bob & Beverly Lewis | 1:08.89 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 2001 | Squirtle Squirt | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | D. J. Lanzman | 1:08.41 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 2000 | Kona Gold | 6 | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Headley/Molasky/High Tech | 1:07.60 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 1999 | Artax | 4 | Jorge F. Chavez | Louis Albertrani | Paraneck Stable | 1:07.80 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 1998 | Reraise | 3 | Corey Nakatani | Craig Dollase | B Fey/M Han et al. | 1:09.00 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 1997 | Elmhurst | 7 | Corey Nakatani | Jenine Sahadi | Evergreen Farm & Sahadi | 1:08.20 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 1996 | Lit de Justice | 6 | Corey Nakatani | Jenine Sahadi | Evergreen Farm | 1:08.60 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 1995 | Desert Stormer | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | Frank Lyons | Joanne H. Nor | 1:09.00 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 1994 | Cherokee Run | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Frank A. Alexander | Jill E. Robinson | 1:09.40 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 1993 | Cardmania | 7 | Ed Delahoussaye | Derek Meredith | Jean Couvercelle | 1:08.60 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 1992 | Thirty Slews | 5 | Ed Delahoussaye | Bob Baffert | Pegram | 1:08.20 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 1991 | Sheikh Albadou | 3 | Pat Eddery | Alex Scott | Hilal Salem | 1:09.20 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 1990 | Safely Kept | 4 | Craig Perret | Alan E. Goldberg | Jayeff B Stable | 1:09.60 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 1989 | Dancing Spree | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1:09.00 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 1988 | Gulch | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Peter M. Brant | 1:10.40 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 1987 | Very Subtle | 3 | Pat Valenzuela | Melvin F. Stute | Ben Rochelle | 1:08.80 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 1986 | Smile | 4 | Jacinto Vasquez | Scotty Schulhofer | Frances A. Genter | 1:08.40 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 1985 | Precisionist | 4 | Chris McCarron | Ross Fenstermaker | Fred W. Hooper | 1:08.40 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 1984 | Eillo | 4 | Craig Perret | Budd Lepman | Crown Stable | 1:10.20 | $1,000,000 | I |
See also
- Breeders' Cup Sprint "top three finishers" and starters
- Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships
- Complete 26-year history of BC Sprint races, starters, charts and replays
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